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4 Tips for Creating a Business Case For your new Library Management System
Whether your library is large or small, a library that isn’t as efficient as it could be is frustrating. Businesses across many fields use libraries to make their workplace more efficient. But, if they don’t have a Library Management System (LMS), there’s every chance it isn’t as efficient as it could be.
Reference interviews – time and cost expensive or not?
The reference interview is neither a new concept nor a rarely applied process. It is a valuable tool in the research specialist’s skill set to ensure they understand exactly what information their customer requires. But, sometimes the “interview” is undervalued by those who seek the research specialist’s assistance.
The Softlink Scoop – Edition 21/2018
A weekly round up of library and information centre news and opinions from around the world.
Public libraries embracing current technological trends
From the UK to Canada, Australia to Denmark, current technology is providing public libraries with exciting opportunities to deliver their ever-increasing range of services and build strong communities.
Appraisal Institute solves business challenges with Liberty and illumin
The Appraisal Institute, based in Chicago, is a global association of professional real estate appraisers, with 19,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide. The Institute funds and operates the Y.T. and Louise Lee Lum Library,…
Does research leadership = competitive advantage in an info bulge era?
As early as the 1980’s strategists like Porter and Miller were linking information with competitive advantage. Researchers in law firms, consultancies and multiple other fields are trawling a growing bulge of information to…
Library Software – Making Libraries Accessible to Everyone
Just as we have the right to freedom of action and expression, we should have the right to gain knowledge. This means making knowledge accessible to everyone. Our levels of physical or learning ability, should not bar us from accessing knowledge.
Liberty Training and User Group Meeting in Beautiful Edinburgh
October saw Softlink hold its free Liberty Training and User Group Meetings in the UK, the second of which was held in beautiful Edinburgh. Hosted by Colin McDowall librarian at the Royal College of Physicians, it was attended by a small but enthusiastic group of users who travelled from the West Midlands and North East England to join those more locally based.
London’s Turn for a Liberty Training and User Group Meeting
The 2018 calendar of the Liberty Training and User Group Meetings (UGMs) ended with the long-anticipated events in the UK. The first of the events kicked off in London on the 9th of October. Full of information sharing and interaction, it was enjoyed by all.
Employee Spotlight – Will Roper
Based in Softlink’s US office, Will is part of the Northern Hemisphere support team. We get to know a little bit more about Will in our latest Softlink Information Centres Employee spotlights.
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